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The Click

September 6th - 12th

by Brian Hanson, Sep 6th 2008

Hey! You, there! The person who is reading this column right now, who missed the column I did last week! I am going to single you out and make you read it before continuing any further. It has lots of stupid cartoon doodles, made by yours truly! Sloppily made by yours truly, but made by yours truly nonetheless.

The Sci Fi Channel finally sobers up after a few weeks of lame repeats of stuff that fell out of a time portal from 1997, and remembers that, oh yeah! They were showing two markedly different and yet equally quality shows. Gurren Lagann returns to pure giant robot bliss, with a duo of episodes involving the mysterious, doe-eyed girl Nia, who takes a little shining to Simoun precociousness, while Now and Then, Here and There once again depresses the ever-loving s*** out of you as the devastation and sorrow and madness of war pile on for the big finale.

Some time ago somebody, wise and kind, told me which episode of Bleach was airing on YTV. As the weeks wore on, I have forgotten the kindly man's words, and now, faced with inaccurate and unhelpful TV scheduling sites, I am forced to wear the badge of shame; Bleach's premiere on YTV this week is a big, fat TBA. It's new, though! Just not AS new as the episode airing on Adult Swim, which has our heroes invading the dangerous "Bount" mansion to put an end to their ethereal chicanery, once and for all.

Shu is a plucky, high-spirited little scamp who dreams of being the best Knight Master ever! Which means his life is unusually droll and dull until he is called upon his inner power to protect the people he cares about, and then must set out for adventure! Why can't he just stay at home and enjoy his powers, you ask? Because. Just... because.

Zero and Kallen and Suzaku and Euphie are whisked away to a deserted island after an unprovoked attack! Actually that's a lie, as the attack was entirely provoked because of Zero's numerous and well-publicized attacks against the various powers-that-be. It's a deserted island, though! All kinds of Gilligan's Island-esque shenanigans are bound to result.

If you're "burning" at the age of 17, something needs to be inspected by a certified health professional. Physical wellness aside, Mai gets roped into helping out at a friend's wedding, where all kinds of mischief and roughhousing erupts.

Balsa, the badass, buxom, spear-tossing bodyguard, pushes herself to her physical limits as she attempts to elude the Emperor's highly-skilled team of assassins. I can think of no better time when a large rack and spear-skills could come in handy.

(YTV)Saturday September 6 8:00pm - Episode 150 "A Battle of Bugs: The Deceivers and the Deceived"

Ninjas and their ninja tricks! Naruto and his ninja-like compatriots visit the so-called "Land of Honey" in search of a missing person(s) on the Cartoon Network, and on YTV, Naruto falls into a trap while trying to save Hinata from a band of

Speaking of ninjas, the crew from Planetes encounters a group of wacky space ninjas that entertain us with some tricks through the Moon's lower gravity. That sounds rediculous, yeah, but... just watch.

Pacifica had been poisoned! Except that now she's fine, because of an antidote! An antidote brought to her by her faithful traveling companions, who have since learned of her particular, strange malady. Of being a girl that is supposed to bring about the end of the world.

A new episode of Zatch Bell on YTV?!? Outrageous! In this here episode-thing, Zatch and his human pet Kiyo do some investigatin' on behalf of the now-reformed former villain Dr. Riddles. DR. RIDDLES. Doctor. Riddles.

No big movie-feature shows are on this week, so I'm off the hook as far as trying to find something potentially humorous yet possibly deadly to say about Kai Doh Maru or Blood: The Last Vampire. I'll be back next week! Of course!

Hope counts down the best moments where Yoko Kanno brought her A-game to Cowboy Bebop. Plus: your poll results, and vote for your favorite Bebop episodes!― 3 2 1, Let's Jam! It's time for a Cowboy Bebop themed episode of The Set List. This week, I've ranked my Top 10 Musical Moments from the legendary jazz-and-blues inspired anime, and you can check them out in the video below! (Please note that we...

PONYCAN USA launched a few months back with two shows: Denki-Gai and Yuki Yuna is a Hero. Executive Director Kazuyoshi Fukuba answers a few questions about what to expect, and what's up with those prices.― PONYCAN USA is the newly-minted US distribution arm of Pony Canyon, which has been in the Japanese media business since 1966. PONYCAN USA follows the example set by Aniplex of America, in that th...

Shinichiro Watanabe's zany sci-fi showcase for his artist pals winds up on bluray today, loaded with special features in a limited edition with a hefty price tag. Mike Toole investigates.― Space Dandy is a series full of magic-- a magic that first reveals itself late in episode 1, during a sequence in which the show's titular hero and his new pal, Meow, are forced to run away from a pack of jumbo-si...

Find out if you won!― Thank you (again) for entering our contest (again). Winners: Patrick Nakasone, Honolulu, Hi Hiddi Jordan, Bailey, Mi Saul Diaz, Arleta, Ca Watch for our next give-away coming SOON! In the meantime, head over to SpaceDandy.com to find out more about FUNimation's awesome Space Dandy sets.

This little-seen family adventure about a group of tanuki living in Kyoto has careful writing and beautiful scenery; Nick Creamer thinks it might just be a modern classic.― In the guidebook accompanying Eccentric Family, series composer Shotaro Suga speaks frankly of the difficulty of condensing an entire book into an anime, and the question of where to even begin telling the story. “There are just ...

Every good fantasy series has a few incredible elf ladies on display. Today, Lynzee decides to finally share the elf.― The term "bombshell" was coined, very appropriately, during World War II to refer to the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, and other sex symbols of the era. There aren't any elves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but there are plenty of wild, voluptuous fantasy women wielding swor...

Deadman Wonderland is a dark, unsettling look into a private prison abusing the system for the whims of the Warden and a few governmental higher ups.― Ever since 1864, a “wonderland” has been a world where the rules of logic do not apply, a carnival that can be by turns fun and frightening. Deadman Wonderland has been playing with that definition since its first volume, and now in its seventh we beg...